Tax
Our highly-experienced Tax team consists of specialist lawyers who deal with the tax aspects of all corporate, commercial and financial transactions.
We also advise on all aspects of tax investigations and disputes from initial queries, through to settlement or litigation. We provide strategic tax advice on all taxes and support UK and multinational clients regarding their transactions and tax investigations.That technical tax expertise is a given. But we go further. We combine that expertise with an innovative and commercial approach to the issues and opportunities you face.
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Corporate tax
Customs and excise
Customs and excise
Dawn raids
Dawn raids
HMRC criminal investigations and prosecutions
HMRC criminal investigations and prosecutions
HMRC dawn raids
HMRC dawn raids
Judicial review
Judicial review
There are a number of remedies available to a dissatisfied taxpayer, the most obvious being the statutory appeal system. One of the most important others is judicial review.
Judicial review challenges may be brought on the following grounds:
- the public body does not have the power to make a particular decision, or it has used a power which it does have for an improper purpose;
- the decision is irrational or unreasonable;
- the procedure followed by the public body is unfair;
- the decision taken is in breach of the Human Rights Act;
- the decision taken is in breach of a legitimate expectation;
- the public body failed to comply with one of its legal duties.
HMRC's decisions can often affect a large number of taxpayers. We regularly bring group litigation actions on behalf of such taxpayers to challenge HMRC's conducts. Group litigation is likely to result in significant economies of scale.
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Private prosecutions
Private prosecutions
Tax investigations and dispute resolution
Tax investigations and dispute resolution
VAT
VAT
Corporate tax
Customs and excise
Dawn raids
HMRC criminal investigations and prosecutions
HMRC dawn raids
Judicial review
There are a number of remedies available to a dissatisfied taxpayer, the most obvious being the statutory appeal system. One of the most important others is judicial review.
Judicial review challenges may be brought on the following grounds:
- the public body does not have the power to make a particular decision, or it has used a power which it does have for an improper purpose;
- the decision is irrational or unreasonable;
- the procedure followed by the public body is unfair;
- the decision taken is in breach of the Human Rights Act;
- the decision taken is in breach of a legitimate expectation;
- the public body failed to comply with one of its legal duties.
HMRC's decisions can often affect a large number of taxpayers. We regularly bring group litigation actions on behalf of such taxpayers to challenge HMRC's conducts. Group litigation is likely to result in significant economies of scale.
KEY CONTACTS
Private prosecutions
Tax investigations and dispute resolution
VAT
Fresh perspectives
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Project Blue (No 2): HMRC must refund overpaid SDLT
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Corporate Tax Update - January 2021
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The new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent tax evasion
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London Clubs Management - non-negotiable chips and promotional vouchers not part of casino's "banker's profits" for the purpose of calculating gaming duty
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